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John Brennan
November 12, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Judge Aileen Cannon Is Back—and Poised to Do More Damage for Trump
Donald Trump is sending all of his revenge cases to his favorite judge.
October 21, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
John Brennan Becomes the Next Target in Trump’s Revenge Quest
The House Judiciary Committee has referred the former CIA chief to the Department of Justice for prosecution.
July 9, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Celebrates as FBI Opens Revenge Probe Into Comey and Brennan
The FBI is opening an investigation into two men that Donald Trump absolutely hates.
December 12, 2019
David Klion
The Heavy Burden of The Report
The new movie about the Torture Report has to take on people who still wield enormous influence.
November 8, 2019
Jefferson Morley
The “Deep State” Is a Political Party
As an impeachment crisis looms, CIA and FBI veterans are taking a troubling lead in opposing Trump at the ballot box.
October 25, 2018
Jeet Heer
As wave of attempted bombing continues, Trump chooses to blame the victims.
August 20, 2018
Jeet Heer
Trump and Giuliani taunt John Brennan with bizarre tweets.
August 15, 2018
Matt Ford
Why Trump revoked former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance.
May 23, 2017
Brian Beutler
If you’re running interference for Donald Trump, you’ll eventually beclown yourself like Trey Gowdy just did.
May 23, 2017
Jeet Heer
Russia’s interference in the election worked out great for the Russians.
April 7, 2017
Brian Beutler
Sorry, Mitch McConnell, THIS was the most consequential decision of your career.
September 22, 2016
Jacob Silverman
The CIA Road Show
How the intelligence community has used "transparency" to create perfectly dull political theater.
December 12, 2014
Jessica Schulberg
It's Depressing How Many Americans Still Support Torture
December 11, 2014
Jessica Schulberg
CIA Director John Brennan Just Accidentally Undermined Guantánamo's War Court
December 11, 2014
Yishai Schwartz
We Will Never Know Whether Torture Works. That Shouldn't Matter.
November 5, 2014
Jessica Schulberg
The CIA's Favorite Senator Will Soon Be In Charge of CIA Oversight
February 11, 2013
Jeffrey Rosen
Courting Disaster
A new idea to limit drone strikes could actually legitimize them
January 9, 2013
Tim Weiner
Obama's Controversial CIA Pick Is the Best Man for the Job
May 2, 2012
James Joyner
Why the Obama Administration’s Drone War May Soon Reach a Tipping Point
May 5, 2011
Joseph Margulies
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